Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0008 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1985–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 0.0008 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 13.3% on the previous year and down 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0048 units per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | -13.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -28.6% | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.003 units per square kilometre | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 23 Madagascar 0.0077 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0073 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Ethiopia 0.0071 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Somalia 0.007 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Senegal 0.0068 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Maldives 0.0067 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Burkina Faso 0.0066 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.0008 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0048 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of maternal deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of maternal deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of maternal deaths Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of maternal deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.